A reshuffled Australian side have again proved no match for England's high-flying limited overs outfit in a comprehensive loss at the Gabba.

In a repeat of Sunday's series opener, an Aaron Finch hundred set Australian on track for a huge total only for the hosts to limp home and become easy prey for the English.

Finch made 106 on Friday to go with his 107 in Melbourne, but Australia's 9-270 never looked enough in good batting conditions as England reached the target with four wickets and 34 balls to spare.

England go 2-0 up in the five-game series against the reigning world champions, who have lost 15 of their past 22 ODIs, ahead of Sunday's third game at the SCG.

Australia made three changes to the side, with debutantes Alex Carey and Jhye Richardson in for the ill Tim Paine and Josh Hazlewood.

But it was the decision to opt for an extra batsman in Cameron White at legspinner Adam Zampa's expense that raised eyebrows, particularly given the returns of England's spin trio on a bouncy Gabba deck.

Adil Rashid (2-71) was again expensive but damaging, while Moeen Ali (1-31 from seven) put the stops on Australia's bright start and Joe Root (2-31 from seven) claimed the key wickets of Steve Smith and Travis Head.

19.2 overs: England 2/119 - WICKET! Jhye Richardson gets his first ODI wicket - that of the ominous Alex Hales. He chopped a quick delivery onto his stumps. Good bowling and reward for a good opening spell.

Tried to cut too close to the body.

Joe Root out there now. Stoinis bowling a good spell at the other end as well. Just 3 off his over so far.

16.5 overs: England 1/109 - FIFTY! 50 to both Bairstow and Hales... both are absolutely caning it down the ground.

It happened within a couple of balls, and England are careering towards the victory...

14.0 overs: England 1/91 - FOUR! Tye's doing a good job but one boundary ball an over really letting him down.

A near run out, but Hales and Bairstow are both playing classic innings here. Running between the well and smacking loose stuff to the boundary.

Starc spears one in and Roy chips it to Finch at mid wicket. Big scalp - Australia off to their dream start.

6:34pm: England openers walking out to the wicket.

Mitchell Starc with ball in hand.

50 overs: Australia 9/270 - INNINGS OVER! A couple of lusty blows from Tye and he's run out last ball and Australia whimper to 270. Not a great finish, and you'd think White would have been more effective down the order.

It's the average score at the Gabba, but with this lineup for England you'd think it's very chaseable.

For Australia the stars were:

Finch - 106

And that was about it...

For England's bowlers the card looks like.

Woakes - 1/37

Plunkett - 1/43

Rashid - 2/71

Joe Root - 2/31

Ali - 1/31

A good team effort.

49.1 overs: Australia 8/262 - WICKET! Dropped one ball, out the next.

Starc dropped at deep mid wicket by Joe Root, then hits it straight to Jason Roy at deep mid wicket the very next ball. Shame for the big quick.

Cameron White is 15 from 21. Not what Australia would have been hoping for from the Bear.

48.0 overs: Australia 7/255 - WICKET! What a runout! The pressure built on Cameron White, who faced up to three dot balls. Then he felt the pressure to get off strike, and knocks one straight down and takes off.

Alex Carey tries to make it but a soccer from Chris Woakes straight into the stumps has him out. Outrageous! And costly for Australia.

Great stuff from England.

47.0 overs: Australia 6/254 - FOUR! Carey smacks a couple of boundaries from Rashid, who no one has been able to get away so far. But the debutant swings one over cow corner and one over cover.

Awesome stuff.

Six from the next over from Wood.

45.0 overs: Australia 6/237 - Alex Carey playing a little gem here... he's moved to 15 from 17 balls and is ticking the strike over.

White is struggling at the other end to get off strike though. He's 5 from 8 balls.

Two singles from the last over from Wood... and Australia are really battling. What looked like a 300+ score now firmly in the 280 range. Very chaseable for this England lineup.

"Australia need to go here" - Tubby.

Damn right Tubs.

41.2 overs: Australia 6/216 - WICKET!

Another! Adil Rashid playing a starring role for England here. Stoinis nicks one through to the keeper off the leggy.

Cameron White joined by Alex Carey - a debutant and a man who hasn't played for three years. Should be interesting!

40.1 overs: Australia 5/213 - WICKET! Oh goodness... disaster for Australia as the two set batsmen go within 5 balls of one another.

Finch smashes one straight to mid wicket.

Cameron White, another man who can hit a long ball, to the crease.

39.2 overs: Australia 4/209 - WICKET! Mitchell Marsh's stay comes to an end. He was halfway down the pitch to Rashid and it spins past the outside edge. Could slow Australia down.

Though Marcus Stoinis is at the crease now, and he can hit a ball.

What is a good score for Australia here?

37.3 overs: Australia 3/197 - Finch gets 100! Back to back!

Aaron Finch's second hundred in as many games in the series. What a performance... He'll want to stick around for more as well. Swinging for the fences!

KP reckons that's the play.

"Both of these guys now have licence to hit out."

34.0 overs: Australia 3/181 - Marsh and Finch do it well up until drinks.

Australia win the toss

2pm - Tubby and Heals discuss exactly what happened in the first ODI against England.

Tubby and Heals analyse what went wrong in first ODI

Wicketkeeper Alex Carey is set to make his ODI debut on Friday after Tim Paine was ruled out with an illness. Paine has struggled with a gastro illness and Carey was flown in as cover on Thursday just hours after blitzing a maiden Big Bash century for the Adelaide Strikers.

Fast bowler Jhye Richardson is also a chance to make his ODI debut against England given Josh Hazlewood was ruled out due to an unrelated virus earlier this week.

Pat Cummins (rested) will miss Friday's game, with Adam Zampa and Mitchell Starc to lead a raw attack likely to feature Richardson and second-gamer Andrew Tye.

In the first ODI, England's Jason Roy smashed a record-breaking 180 to guide the visitors to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the series-opener at the MCG.

Set an imposing 305 to win, the visitors chased down their target with seven balls to spare after Roy blazed his way to the highest ODI score by an England batsman in the highest ODI run chase ever at the MCG, exceeding the 296 made by Australia against India in 2016.

- with AAP

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